Rice Bowl Diaries 2001

Tel Aviv, Israel January 21, 2001 We’re back in Israel for our second shoot and it’s our last night here.…

Port Louis, Mauritius March 18, 2001 Twelve hours later, swinging London seems a world away. Everything here is lush and…

Cape Town, South Africa March 21, 2001 The Sea Point area of Cape Town reads like a wish-you-were-here postcard… reminiscent…

Mitchell’s Plain, South Africa March 22, 2001 In North America if the rental place runs out of econo compacts, they…

Cape Town, South Africa March 24, 2001 This morning we take Onkuen & Maylee to the Maitland Cemetery where Onkuen’s…

Tamatave, Madagascar March 27, 2001 Our airport experience at Antananarivo was a bit hairy and annoying. Cheuk had to play…

Tamatave, Madagascar March 28, 2001 Tonite’s my birthday. I’m turning 45 in no man’s land, Africa. Cheuk and David get…

Brickaville, Madagascar March 30, 2001 We are driving to Brickaville, a small village up the mountains, by the river. The…

St. Julien, Mauritius April 2, 2001 We’re back in Port Louis and Cheuk is getting into the groove of the…

Toronto, Canada January – May 2001 A week before heading off to Israel for the second time, I’m already a…

Istanbul, Turkey June 27, 2001 We arrived late last night and checked into Hotel Lamartin, just steps down the street…

Istanbul, Turkey July 1, 2001 Today we do our usual market trek with our host. This has become one of…

Tromso, Norway July 2, 2001 I’m having culture shock. We are in IKEA land. The orderly… reserved… bland Nordic airport…

Gotenberg, Sweden July 4, 2001 I woke up at two pm and it’s after five pm by the time we…